Hey, it's NPR's Book of the Day. I'm Andrew Limbong, hitting you all up with a quick

bonus episode of the pod. You all know that this year's edition of books we love is here.

It's our enormous guide to all of our favorite reads this year. I recently spoke to NPR's

Ari Shapiro about the project, going more in depth about our thinking behind it and,

you know, of course, recommending some books. And I just wanted to share that all with you.

Here it is after the break.

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year. Yeah, family food and holidays, but really, I'm talking about the moment NPR launches

our annual books we love guide. Whether you are adding to your own to be read, stack, or looking

for gifts to give, we have more than 350 book recommendations. You can view them all online

starting today and to guide us through this massive pile. And Pierre's Andrew Limbong is here. He's part of our culture team and host of the NPR Book of the Day podcast. Hey, Andrew. Hey, Ari. This is so much more than a top 10 list, but it's not exactly an exhaustive list. So what is it? Yeah, it's just, you know, to put it bluntly, it's a collection to all our favorite reads.

You know, early in the autumn, we send out a call-out to all of our reporters and critics and stuff like that.

And we just compile this massive list of all of their different tastes and all their, you know, best reads.

And what it is, it's like a democratic approach to the best of list, you know? And so, you know, like you said, it's 350 books. That's a massive

list. We've got these filters to help you winnow it down. And I think it's a pretty good guarantee that you'll find the right book for either yourself or someone you love. It's great because it's not just capital I important books. There's children's books. There's cookbooks. There's romance science fiction.

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